Sentences with phrase «says other elected officials»

Marty Skahen, a spokesman for Mahoney, said no other elected officials have opted for the buyout.

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Mr. Anglin has a habit of saying what he thinks — which, despite the claims of the Wildrose Party and other right - wing Western Canadian political groups that's how elected officials should act, doesn't really go over that well in the real world of politics.

When saying Merry Christmas has become a bad thing, when we can no longer have the peoples vote counted and respected by judges and elected officials, when health care for aids and other associated dieses is covered, when kids in school have to be subjected to demonstrations of gay bedroom life when the mayor of NY will no longer without reason and against the law rent churches public buildings, when teen pregnancies up 45 percent will be paid for by us the people of the US with all the cost completely covered.

Federal prosecutors say Stevenson is accusing other elected officials of breaking the law without getting caught.

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) said he was pleased the march drew not only members of the borough's various ethnic communities, but also elected officials from other boroughs and from differing political ideologies.

He bullies other elected officials, he bullies anyone who criticizes him,» Nixon said at a press conference at the Hilton Albany.

He bullies other elected officials, he bullies anyone who criticizes him,» Nixon said at the Hilton Albany and on Twitter.

The Canandaigua Republican said Wednesday he's been asked by party leaders, other elected officials and members of the business community to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who will likely seek a third term next year.

In addition to Mr. Skelos, a healthy string of ambitious Democratic citywide and local elected officials have made the soup - ladling trek, which says nothing of their efforts to pay tribute to other prominent Jewish social service organizations but also speaks volumes about the community's growing political significance.

Kink said his group plans to continue to keep pressure on the state's top politicians to return the Loeb donations and will «bird - dog» Cuomo and other elected officials at public events this fall.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the presumptive GOP NYC mayoral candidate, isn't the most beloved among other Staten Island elected officials, no matter what's said in the coming months on the campaign trail.

On Tuesday, Genova testified that Venditto used a conference room in the basement of what once was Singh's flagship restaurant in Bethpage, H.R. Singletons, about a half - dozen to a dozen times a year for meetings, primarily with other elected officials, Genova said.

An elected official from Onondaga County said Howe often appeared with Aiello and other COR executive during private and public meetings, and helped to arrange meetings on COR's behalf.

Riders Alliance spokesman Danny Pearlstein said the plan is «enormously popular» and has broad support from City Council members and other elected officials.

State Senator Tony Avella, a Queens Democrat, said today he will push legislation that would require disclosure for all political consulting firms that have «substantial contact» with both elected officials and other clients.

Antonacci and Ciarpelli, who are both elected officials, requested the raises, saying they were underpaid compared with other officials with the same positions in other counties.

While some officials who took part in the meeting voiced support for Schumer afterward, others said they would consider it a strike on his record if the provision is left out, noting that he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was the last of New York's major elected officials to voice support for gay marriage.

Mahoney said she and other elected officials have been asked not to discuss details of the Consensus report until the commission makes a final report in the spring.

Blake described it as «an absolute injustice and tragedy» and said the only reason he was let go was because other police officers recognized him as an elected official.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office said last summer that he was reviewing the case, but for Ms. Barron and other elected officials gathered today, that was not enough.

She said Tuesday that she would consider paying a visit to the protest site, which has attracted other elected officials ranging from Mayor Michael Bloomberg to City Councilmembers to Borough President Scott Stringer.

At the same time, Diaz, other elected officials (city, state and federal) and local Bronx residents have blasted the shelter plan, saying the Wakefield is already over-burdened with supportive housing.

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, along with James and other uptown elected officials, penned a letter to the MTA last week and said he plans to hold a press conference about the elevators on Tuesday.

I've got to prove myself to the other elected officials in this community and in this city, just like I do the voters,» Weiner said.

«When I was an elected official, I believed in transparency, so I think it's a good thing to have,» said Johnson, who reported being paid $ 1,000 earlier this year to meet with county officials about its new Taxi and Limousine Commission, which has mulled regulating Uber and other ride - sharing services.

«I'm not in a position to pass judgment, because some of the elected officials of Staten Island have now insisted that other pizzerias be included,» de Blasio said.

Elected officials and activists have rallied over the incident, saying it echoes other local and national police - involved deaths.

Other commenters weighed in and said people preferred local government and having elected officials that they knew personally.

De Blasio, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and other elected officials spoke prior to the march, saying the travel ban is unconstitutional and must be rescinded immediately.

Most disturbing, Bharara said, was the «deafening silence» of the many elected officials and employees of state government who knew something was going wrong but looked the other way.

«This ruling gives us more time to work with the Department of Health, elected officials and community advocates to develop alternative solutions that will keep LICH's vital services and good jobs in the community,» said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU in a press release, who sought the restraining order along with the New York State Nurses Association, Concerned Physicians of LICH and others.

NEW YORK CITY — Moses «Mark» Stern, the cooperating witness who played a pivotal role in the arrests of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and five others, is a well - connected upstate powerbroker who kept dirt on politicians for a «rainy day» and had ties to many elected officials, including state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, sources said.

Heastie says he's consulting with other elected officials and district leaders, even though Diaz is a good friend and supporter of his.

She picked Julian over others suggested by judges and other elected officials, Mahoney said.

I can't speak for the other elected officials, [but] if [Urban American] wants us to work with them to build trust with the residents, [the lawsuit] does not help,» she said.

A white paper issued by the Community United for True Affordable Housing, a coalition of Upper Manhattan elected officials and community leaders who took part in Sunday's rally near a vacant lot on West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, said the city should provide the area with the same level of housing provided in other Manhattan communities.

She hired three people with criminal records for drug offenses to work entry - level jobs after other elected officials vouched for them, she said.

In order for a medical facility to close, it must submit to the department a closure plan that includes notification to patients, the community, elected officials, union officials, other government agencies, physicians and staff, nursing homes, ambulance services, and referral services, Paterson said.

In a statement, Oddo said, «We have intentionally structured the party so that no one or two GOP elected officials can dictate anything, and we continue to attempt to work as a unit, so «blaming» decisions on me or any other individual is silly.»

She said that unlike other elected officials, CMs «are on the streets!»

She defended the salary increase by saying she had not had a raise in her 8 years in office while other countywide elected officials — including the sheriff — clerk and comptroller have.

While the reforms put forth by DiNapoli could help ameliorate corruption in the state government, said Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the other moderator at Wednesday's event, «How do you convince other elected officials to tie their own hands and in effect not give themselves these opportunities for corruption?»

In this point, Cuomo echoed what a variety of other elected officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, have said about concerns regarding the delegate process.

So I can't help but ask myself if the Democratic chair is saying this, then do the Democratic Elected Officials that I and many others voted for, have our best interest at heart?

In October, the same group of elected officials who signed the FOIL request penned a letter to the EDC saying the armory should have 100 percent affordable housing, among other things.

Stringer and other elected officials said Sunday that the city should exempt the NYPD from funding cuts, as has sometimes happened in the past.

'' I think it's critically important for the next attorney general to focus on fighting crime and leave running the government and the other issues to the other elected officials,» said Bloomberg, who has already endorsed Donovan for Attorney General.

The email says: «Recent news reports have indicated that former State Senator Shirley Huntley secretly reported me and other elected officials.

Gay marriage is «a win for everybody,» he said at a news conference earlier today across the street from the marriage license building in Manhattan, where he was joined by other elected officials.

Walsh, a member of Kasich's national steering committee, said his role is to help the Ohio governor pick up endorsements from members of Congress and other elected officials.